The aging population
By: Katherine Swarts, book editor.
Contributors: Swarts, Katherine.
Series: Opposing viewpoints
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780737742367; 9780737742374
Subjects: Aging -- Juvenile literature; Older people -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Society is prejudiced against aging / Margaret Morganroth Gullette; title: Society is becoming more accepting of aging / David Oliver Relin; title: People are afraid of growing old / Andrew Weil; title: People are becoming less afraid of growing old / Stacie Stukin; title: A significant number of seniors experience decreased mental function / Brenda L. Plassman, et al.; title: Overall, mental function does not lessen with age / Laura L. Carstensen; title: Government benefits for retirees must be preserved / Chuck Hagel; title: Government support for retirees discourages personal responsibility / Robin J. Klay and Todd P. Steen; title: The medical system is not prepared to deal with an aging population / Conn Hallinan and Carl Bloice; title: Medicare is changing to meet the needs of an aging population / Mark Schlesinger and Jacob S. Hacker; title: Encouraging delayed retirement will minimize age-related economic problems / The Economist; title: Encouraging delayed retirement is not practical / James H. Schulz and Robert H. Binstock; title: The problems of aging are worse for ethnic minorities / M. Joanna Mellor and Helen Rehr; title: Not all ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected by the problems of aging / Gay Becker, Yewoubdar Beyene, Edwina Newsom and Nury Mayen; title: Mass retirements and corresponding economic problems are probably inevitable / Kathy Krepcio; title: Mass retirements and corresponding economic problems need not be inevitable / Ken Dychtwald, Tamara J. Erickson, and Robert Morison; title: An aging population will be a financial burden to society / Faisal Islam; title: An aging population can contribute much to society / Suzanne Perry and Michael Aft; title: Retirement planning is vital / Jeffrey R. Kosnett; title: Standard retirement planning overlooks financial hazards / Cait Murphy, Julia Boorstin, and Margaretta Soehendro; title: Science will soon be able to slow or stop the aging process / Aubrey de Grey and Michael Rae; title: Science cannot stop the aging process / Harriet Hall; title: Indefinitely prolonging life would be desirable / Michael Anissimov; title: Indefinitely prolonging life would not be desirable / Sherwin B. Nuland.